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The jury in the so-called "ComEd 4 trial" deliberated for a second day Wednesday. The bribery case surrounds Michael Madigan.
After weeks of testimony, the so-called ComEd Four trial is in its final stages. A donor to Mayor Lightfoot faces ethics issues. Changes to child labor laws. And getting new organs to those who need them.
Prosecutors in the so-called ComEd Four trial say the defendants are liars and bribers. Defense attorneys say their clients are talented at their jobs, and merely were caught in a government witch hunt aimed at Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Even though Madigan is not on trial, lawyers for the ComEd Four defendants have tried to cast doubt in jurors' minds by challenging the allegation that Madigan could be bought.
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Four executives and lobbyists got together on a scheme to shower then-House Speaker Michael Madigan with a stream of benefits, prosecutors said during closing arguments at the 'ComEd Four' trial.